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SubjectRe: [Linux-nvdimm] [PATCH 05/21] nfit-test: manufactured NFITs for interface development
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On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 2:59 PM, Linda Knippers <linda.knippers@hp.com> wrote:
> On 4/24/2015 5:50 PM, Dan Williams wrote:
>> On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 2:47 PM, Linda Knippers <linda.knippers@hp.com> wrote:
>>> On 4/17/2015 9:35 PM, Dan Williams wrote:
>>> :
>>>> diff --git a/drivers/block/nd/Kconfig b/drivers/block/nd/Kconfig
>>>> index 5fa74f124b3e..0106b3807202 100644
>>>> --- a/drivers/block/nd/Kconfig
>>>> +++ b/drivers/block/nd/Kconfig
>>>> @@ -41,4 +41,24 @@ config NFIT_ACPI
>>>> register the platform-global NFIT blob with the core. Also
>>>> enables the core to craft ACPI._DSM messages for platform/dimm
>>>> configuration.
>>>> +
>>>> +config NFIT_TEST
>>>> + tristate "NFIT TEST: Manufactured NFIT for interface testing"
>>>> + depends on DMA_CMA
>>>> + depends on ND_CORE=m
>>>> + depends on m
>>>> + help
>>>> + For development purposes register a manufactured
>>>> + NFIT table to verify the resulting device model topology.
>>>> + Note, this module arranges for ioremap_cache() to be
>>>> + overridden locally to allow simulation of system-memory as an
>>>> + io-memory-resource.
>>>> +
>>>> + Note, this test expects to be able to find at least
>>>> + 256MB of CMA space (CONFIG_CMA_SIZE_MBYTES) or it will fail to
>>>
>>> It seems to actually be wanting >= 584MB.
>>
>> Ah, true, this Kconfig text is stale. Will fix.
>
> Thanks. One more question...
>
>> +#ifdef CONFIG_CMA_SIZE_MBYTES
>> +#define CMA_SIZE_MBYTES CONFIG_CMA_SIZE_MBYTES
>> +#else
>> +#define CMA_SIZE_MBYTES 0
>> +#endif
>> +
>> +static __init int nfit_test_init(void)
>> +{
>> + int rc, i;
>> +
>> + if (CMA_SIZE_MBYTES < 584) {
>> + pr_err("need CONFIG_CMA_SIZE_MBYTES >= 584 to load\n");
>> + return -EINVAL;
>> + }
>> +
>
> Since the kernel takes a cma= boot parameter, it would be nice if
> this check is against what the kernel is using rather than the config
> option. Is that possible?

Yeah, that would be more friendly. I also think we can reduce the BLK
aperture sizes. Since those don't need to be DAX capable they can
come from vmalloc memory rather than CMA. I'll take a look.


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